Czech farmer’s first impressions 16 WORK WITH EASE IN ANY CONDITIONS COMBINE HELPS COMPLETE CONTROLLED TRAFFIC SYSTEM Axial-Flow is jigsaw‘s missing piece 18-19 AFS RTK+ CROSSES BORDERS Belgian grower enjoys the benefits 20 COMB TRACT CON ess busin French xial-Flow sA prefer 12-1

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HARVESTING SPECIAL 4 MEET THE AXIAL-FLOW 250 Meeting today's challenges with ease 8 ABOUT THE AXIAL-FLOW 250 The features that make a difference 10 COMBINING RICE IN ITALY Helping growers to stay competitive 12 AXIAL-FLOWS WORK HARD IN FRANCE Contractor has 13 in his fleet 14 ALFALFA IS A CROP SUCCESS Spanish cousins bale a valuable harvest 15 BALING IN POLAND Why Case IH is the choice PRODUCT NEWS 16 MAXXUM ACTIVEDRIVE 8 First Czech farmer owner gives his view 17 FARMLIFT 632/735/935 MODELS UPRATED Powershift machines get performance upgrades 17 ACTIVECLUTCH ENHANCES LUXXUM Assists temporary...

WORK WITH EASE TO THE HORIZON AND BACK From easing professional operators’ workloads to helping less-skilled staff exploit machine potential, and from protecting crop quality to maximising throughput, Case IH Axial-Flow 250 series combines do more to help your harvest.

hile they look broadly similar from the outside, and retain familiar components inside, it’s the less visible differences between the new Case IH Axial-Flow 250 series combines and the Axial-Flow 240 series machines they replace that mean a big step up in productivity. From header to chopper, and threshing/separation components to transmission, small changes make a significant difference – and a new auto-adjustment system makes every operator more productive. “Axial-Flow 250 series upgrades are aimed at enhancing both combine and operator productivity, by making it easier and simpler to get the...

HELP TO ACHIEVE BEST PERFORMANCE: NEW AFS HARVEST COMMAND™ AUTOMATION Currently capable of working in wheat, oilseed rape/canola, corn/maize and soybeans, new patent-pending AFS Harvest Command™ automation enables the operator to easily set Axial-Flow 250 series combines for a desired outcome. The basic version of AFS Harvest Command™ includes the proven Automatic Crop Settings (ACS) system, which adjusts operating items such as fan speed and concave clearance according to the crop type selected on the AFS terminal screen, eliminating the need to make individual element settings. Adjustments...

system. A manually-adjustable version is also available. In conjunction with upper and lower sieve control, full AFS Harvest Command™ automation also incorporates new in-cab pre-sieve adjustment, allowing automatic sieve adjustments according to loss sensor, grain camera and sieve pressure sensor feedback. This can also be manually activated when AFS Harvest Command is not in use. The in-cab adjustable pre-sieve is also available as a standalone option, including a remote switch allowing setting from the side of the combine. Unique sieve pressure sensors provide AFS Harvest Command™ automation...

HARVESTING SPECIAL Here's how the Axial-Flow 250 series does more to care for your crop, more to make working days easier, and more to help get the maximum from every element of your machine. based on crop load to pre-set parameters. Full-specification AFS Harvest Command™ automation adds rotor cage vane adjustment, grain camera and sieve pressure sensors, to maximise harvesting speed by changing the combine settings until pre-set parameters are not exceeded. Select from four operating modes - balanced performance, fixed throughput, maximum throughput and maximum grain quality - and the combine...

HARVESTING SPECIAL ON THE MOVE Time spent travelling is unproductive. That's why Case IH equips Axial-Flow 250 series combines with a new transmission that eliminates any need to change gears on the road. The new twin-range design incorporates a field mode and a road mode, with seamless range-changing taking these machines all the way from a standstill up to 30km/ hr when in road mode. There's no need to stop and shift should you encounter a gradient. It's also possible to set reduced maximums to limit speed in the field where this is beneficial or desirable. To keep these combines moving in...

Francesco (left) and Alberto TECHNOLOGY HELPS ITALIAN RICE GROWERS REMAIN COMPETITIVE Increasing global competition is concerning farmers throughout Europe, including Italy’s rice producers who are adopting new techniques to remain profitable. he area of rice produced in the Vercelli province, within the Piedmont region, has remained constant for 30 years, but increasing global competition has reduced profitability and the number of growers has fallen sharply. Those with under 25ha have been most affected, but larger producers are also having to change. Azienda Agricola Delsignore Alberto E Francesco...

sufficient, with drying plants that can process 100t/day and 2,500 tonnes of storage. Silos incorporate dehumidifying and cooling systems which reduce the rice’s temperature by 15-16°C to prevent over-drying and pests, so it can be stored for a year. “Our father influenced our choice of machinery when he purchased the first of what he called his ‘American Reds’ in 1999, a Maxxum MX 150 which stayed for 19 years. “Having grown up with different machinery brands we saw the benefit of Case IH products. When our dealer, Doria Mario in Villanova Monferrato, took on Case IH in 2007 we bought a 215hp...

AXIAL-FLOW IS BETTER THAN ALL THE REST For one of the largest, most respected agricultural contracting businesses in central southwest France Case IH Axial-Flow combine harvesters have numerous advantages over all the other makes and models which are currently on the market. The Axial-Flow has the lowest operating costs in the business, which is important for us as an agricultural contractor,” states Jean Franpois Preneron, whose family company Sarl Preneron has operated them for four decades. Based at Moleon d'Armagnac, a village in the Midi-Pyrenees, the business was founded in 1952 and is...